Angola vs Zimbabwe

Angola and Zimbabwe compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Angola has about 2.3 times as many people as Zimbabwe: 39 million against 17 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Angola ($3,129) is 4% higher than in Zimbabwe ($3,021) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Zimbabwe (8.1%) than in Angola (3.1%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Zimbabwe (104.7% in 2022) than in Angola (20.2% in 2025), a difference of 84.5 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Angola (14.1%) than in Zimbabwe (9.3%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Angola can expect to live 1.7 years longer than one born in Zimbabwe: 64.8 years against 63.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Zimbabwe is older: half of its people are over 17.8 years, against 16.5 years in Angola in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Zimbabwe (41.6%) than in Angola (40.7%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Zimbabwe (0.77 tonnes) are 4% higher than in Angola (0.74 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Angola (51.2%) than in Zimbabwe (35.7%), a difference of 15.5 percentage points in 2024.